Steve Betony

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@supertanskiii I see your replies are full of the usual idiots!

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@thinkdefence Check out Mr Hewes on YouTube, he recently got one to restore

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@supertanskiii I definitely think there is a case for making papers etc liable for their conduct, including misinformation & making them apolitical

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@greece_heritage I have the iliad, odessey, the histories, the peloponnesian war & have read the Republic (many tears ago at school). Going back to Athens in October with my daughters to see Mycenae & the Acropolis (amongst other things)

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@atrupar @shashj He’s either deluded or a liar

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@elonmusk Stop talking absolute drivel. Perhaps if you lived in the real world instead of your fantasy one you might know what you are talking about. With your wealth, you could also do so much good in the world instead of spouting such absolute right wing garbage

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@RFC1872UK @CDP1882 Yeah, that just shows you the front lines & occupied areas. Maybe try plotting airstrikes etc & then tell me it's only a small part of the country. Just wilful stupidity on your part I'm afraid

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@RFC1872UK @CDP1882 You can claim they are facts, but that doesn’t mean they are. No nation on earth calls a halt to all forms of entertainment. In ww2, pubs & cinemas were still open in the UK. 2014? that was the 1st invasion by Russia bc they didn’t like their man being ousted

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@RFC1872UK @CDP1882 Also, how about all the civilians killed in mariupol?

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@RFC1872UK @CDP1882 You clearly need better sources of information. For one, stop listening to Russians, for a second it isn't just a small part. Try telling that to the residents of any large town or city in Ukraine. Try telling that to all the Ukrainians injured/killed when civilian targets hit

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@squirrelthere @ChrisStringer65 Lions didn't just exist in Africa....

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@Bonkavision5 He hasn’t got the sense to understand that 🤡

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@PKilfoyle89769 @Bonkavision5 Who put 50p in the idiot?

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@USWPColby There is a saying that goes something like this “better to stay silent & have people suspect you are a fool, than open your mouth & confirm it. God, you lot don’t half talk some drivel

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@linkinpark Fantastic album, Emily fits right in

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@JamesCleverly Also side note - labour is getting on with reducing immigration & the asylum backlog, something the Tories completely failed to do. See Frazer Nelsons column

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@StephenKing I find it hard to understand why anyone needs that level of money. I’m comfortable with people being wealthy, but multi billionaires? Really?

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@Gerashchenko_en Unfortunately I don’t think it will make a difference to the orange man baby

[Steve Betony @steveb0901]

@saintjavelin Mr Trump, you are talking crap again

[Don McGowan @donmcgowan]

Our media fixation with Keir Starmer is becoming a literal drag on the country now.

As I write this, I can already see the replies forming below, accusing me of being a Labour shill etc. but, believe it or not, I am not.

Maybe it's worth setting this out — I have no party affiliation. None. I'm not 'on the right' … but that's as far as it goes.

There are policies and people that I admire across the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour. Conversely, there are policies and people I am vehemently against within each of those parties as well.

There are some decent Conservatives left but fewer and fewer in frontline politics and I can have excellent discussions with those moderate Tories that remain.

Where my line in the sand is drawn though, as I'm sure you're all aware, is the far-right. Reform UK and Restore Britain. I have no common ground with their populism — I see through the propaganda.

This doesn't mean that I think every member of Reform UK is a bad person, far from it, but I cannot rationalise their top-line bravado into credible politics.

So, with all that being said, I think the witch-hunt of Keir Starmer is distracting the public from some far more serious crises.

Since the very day Starmer took office, there has been an onslaught from the media; desperation to try and topple him and his principal team. This played out successfully with Angela Rayner, and they have been vicious and relentless pursuing Rachel Reeves.

I listened to Paul Brand on LBC at the weekend continuously comparing Starmer to Boris Johnson in terms of sleaze.

Have we collectively lost our minds? There is no other Prime Minister in history that compares to Johnson for scandal.

The elephant in the room — Peter Mandelson.

But is it really an elephant still? Clearly, Starmer should never have brought the Prince of Darkness into his team, that was a madness and severe failing of judgement. One for which he has accepted responsibility and apologised on multiple occasions.

The vetting process appears to be, pretty much, a non-story, despite what Dan Hodges and GB News are shovelling out.

So … we should be moving on. Shouldn't we?

Kemi Badenoch and her famously robust judgement felt not yesterday, and spent more of her diminishing political currency by pushing Starmer with six questions at PMQs on the subject. She was met with a well briefed lawyer, that, in all honesty, made her look a bit silly for continuing her defeated line of questioning.

While this continues to dominate the headlines, other far more crucial issues are being missed — we're going to run low on fuel soon, the cost of living is about to skyrocket, holidays will be cancelled imminently.

But mainly ... the cost of living is about to skyrocket.

We saw in yesterday's inflation rise that food is already moving upward, if Trump's ludicrous war in Iran continues, then we're all going to suffer the consequences.

Surely, this is a far more pressing matter? One in which the government should be fully engaged in order to help protect the public — it's number one duty.

It is very telling that Reform UK are spending very little time on the Starmer issue. They sent Lee Anderson out to raise this issue, for goodness’ sake. LEE ANDERSON.

Farage is hyper focused on the local elections, safe in the knowledge that the media is obsessing over Keir Starmer, once again. He's making hay while the S*n shines on Labour.

Jeez! This went on a bit, sorry, but it feels critical to me. We are being led around by the nose by the legacy media outlets. They smell blood in the water, but I really don't think the story is there. Not yet.

And while the sharks circle, Reform UK are flying under the radar, ready to swoop on the local elections [sorry for the weird mixed metaphors — it's early!].

Have a lovely sunny day. 🌞